Washing device for separator disks



June 24, 1930. H. KEHN WASHING DEVICE FOR SEPARATOR DISKS 2 sheets-sheet1 Filed 001;. 8, 192

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WASHING DEVICE FOR SEPARATOR,DISKS Filed Oct- 192a 2 Sheets- Sheet 2ln'uentar Attorney Patented June 24, 1930 HARRY KEI-IN, oreoonaicr-rinon'rn "pa-Kora v WASHING DEVICE FOB SE IPARAT01R DISKSApplication filed October 8, 1928.- Serial No. 311,157.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in washingdevices, particular 1y adaptable for use in washing of disks ofseparating machines, and aims towprovide a novel, simple and usefulhousehold device that may be attached to the edge of a table or othersupport and with which may be associated the frame and separating disksof a separator. Furthermore, means is provided whereby'a bucket of wateror other cleaning substance may be suspended from the device to receivethe separator frame and disks. Manual means is provided for rotating theframe and disks within the bucket of water resulting in the thoroughcleaning of the frame and disks.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved washlng device as actuallyused.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail section through the housing'of thedevice. igure 3 is a rear elevation of said hous- *iguree is atransverse section taken sub stantially upon the line 4+4: of Figure 1looking downwardly in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective of a detachable shaft pin. for use in securingthe frame and disks upon the rotating shaft of the washer, and

Figure 6 is a transverse section through the shaft'directly above thepin associated therewith.

Now having particular reference to the able bearing unit 10 associatedwith said cov-.

er plate 6. At the side of this circular portion 7 of the housing andcommunicating therewith is a vertical chamber 11 that com- PA FF T Tmunicatcs with a vertical bore 12 in a shaft collar 13 formed integrallywith and depending from said casing as'more clearly il lustratedfin-Figure 2. l a c Journaled through the bore of this collar and extendingthroughlthe vertical passage 11 in the casing is a shaft section 14.This shaft is detachably secured within the casing through the mediurnofopposed key screws '1515 threaded in the lower end of the collarasillustra'ted also in Figure'2. Within the vertical space '11 of thesaid casing 5, this shaft section 12 is formed with worm teethl16 thathave mesh with the teeth of the worm.

gear 8. Upon the outer end of thesaid shaft i 9 there is detachablyarranged a, suitable crank handle li,

"The rear side of the'casingh is e quipped with a pair of spaced clampjaws 17-17 through the upper one of which is threaded a clamp screwj'18.These jaws and screws providing means whereby the device may be rigidlysecured to the edge of a tableo-r other supportas indicated in Figure1., Further-. more, the rear wall of the casing5 adjacent the fourcorners thereofis providedwith a series of horizontal brackets 19, theends of which are bent outwardly at right angles and provided withopenings to provide at-. taching lugs whereby the device may be securedto a wall, post or. theflike, through the medium ofscrews or nails.

Universally associated with the lower end of the shaft section 14, as at20 is a further shaft section 21 for the reception of a separatormachine frame A with which are associated the usual separating disks B.Adjacent the lower end of the shaft section 21 there is formedatransverse keyway for receiviuga pin 22. This pin is arranged within thekeyway after the disk carrying frame A has been arranged upon the shaftsection '21 for the obvious purpose of securing the frame againstdisplacement with respect to said shaft section.

Adgustably associated with the shaft collar 13 of the housing 5 directlyabove the lower end thereof is a bucket suspending hook 28 upon whichthe bail d of a conventional water bucket D is to be disposed, theapplication ice of the bucket to the device resulting in the submergenceof the separator disks B and the lower end of the frame A within thewater or cleaning fluid within the bucket. Obviously after the devicehas been set up as illustrated in Figure 1, a turning of the crankhandle 17 will result in the rapid turning of the shaft sections 14 and21, this movement being then imparted to the separator frame A and diskB. Obviously, therefore, the disks and frame will be thoroughly washed.Afterthe washing operation the water can be exhausted from the bucketand the bucket re-c moved and a further turning of the handle 17 willbring about the drying of the frame and the separator disks.

In view of the foregoing description when Considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, it will be apparent'that 20 I have provided anovel, simple, inexpensive, but highly useful device for separator disksthat is well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated, andeven though I have herein shown and described the invention asconsisting of certain detail structural elements it is nevertheless tobe understood that some changes may be made therein without affectingthe spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A device-of the character described comprising a casing, a verticalshaft section journalled with the casing and depending therefrom, meanson the casing whereby the casing may be attached to a supportingsurface, a second shaft section coupled to the first shaft section forreceiving a separator frame to be washed, means on the lower endof thesecond shaft section for supporting said separator frame, and meansconnected with the casing adjacent the first shaft section forsupporting a container of washing liquid, the

application of which will result in the immersionof the frame in theliquid.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY KEHN.

